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COLUMBUS BASE SUBMARINE VETERANS
VOLUME 8, ISSUE 7
August 2012
ALL SEAS ARE NAVIGABLE
8th Annual Awards & Recognition Dinner
August 4, 2012
The 8th annual Columbus Base Awards and Recognition Dinner was held on Saturday August 4th at
the AmVets Post #89. Dinner was provided by
Shannon Abner’s catering.
Forty members and guests were in attendance for the
presentation of the Holland Club award to Galin
Brady.
Also presented at the dinner was the Richard A. Larson Shipmate of the Year Award to Bob McDaniel.
Receiving the Commander’s Award this year were
Chaplain Sharon Lloyd and newsletter editor Jan
Creekmore.
Bravo Zulu awards were presented to Joan Pastor,
Wade Kiger, Tim Barker, and Dave Creekmore.
In addition, Dan and Kathy Krile were presented
with honorary base membership for their dedication
to all branches of the military. They have also catered several of the base events for the members.
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Recognition & “BZ”
Sharon Lloyd receives the Commander’s Award in recognition for her dedication as the Base Chaplain.
Jan Creekmore receives the
Commander’s Award as Editor of the Green Board newsletter
Joan Pastor receives the “Bravo Zulu” award for her support of the 50/50 table with her baked goods.
Wade Kiger received the “BZ”
for his presentation on the
status of the submarine service
and where we stand today.
Also for his musical entertainment at the hog roast.
Tim Barker’s “BZ” was
in recognition of his
work on the Base’s Tolling of the Boats Ceremony.
“BZ” to Dave Creekmore for assisting with the
wheelchair delivery for Honor Flight and refinishing the color guard rifles for the NJROTC
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Tolling of the Boats
USS S-39 (SS-144) Lost on 14 August 1942 when it was destroyed after grounding on a reef south of Rossel Island Louisande Archipelago. All the crew were rescued.
USS Flier (SS-250) Lost with 78 men on 13 August 1944 when sunk by Japanese
mine in the Balabac Strait south of Palawan. Eight men survived and were later rescued by USS Redfin (SS-272)
USS Harder (SS-257) Lost with all hands (79 men) during a Japanese depth
charge attack off Luzon, Republic of the Philippines, on 24 August 1944.
USS Bullhead (SS-332) Lost with all hands (84 men) off the Bali Coast by a Japanese air attack on 6 august 1945
USS Cochino (SS-345) Lost with one man lost on 26 August 1949 off the coast of
Norway due to a battery explosion and fire. Six men from the USS Tusk (SS-426)
were also lost in the rescue operation.
USS Pompano (SS-181) Lost with all hands (76 men) by possible Japanese mine
off Honshu, Japan between 8 August and 27 September 1943.
OUR CREED
“ To perpetuate the memory of our shipmates who gave their lives in the pursuit of
their duties while serving their country. That their dedication, deeds and supreme
sacrifice be a constant source of motivation toward greater accomplishments.
Pledge loyalty and patriotism to the United States of America and its Constitution.”
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Commander’s Corner
By Jim Tolson
Congratulations to Galin Brady, our newest Holland Club member. It was 50 years ago that Galin qualified on USS
Swordfish (SSN-579). The Swordfish patch is pictured on the back of the dinner program and someone asked the meaning of the Latin phrase on the ships patch “Audaces Fortuna Juvat”. It literally
means “Fortune favors the bold”. Although other military units have used the phase, it is very appropriate for submarine sailors. Thanks to Clutch for being the MC and providing the excellent art work
we have come to expect at the Holland Club Induction and Awards dinner.
Welcome aboard Johnnie Godwin, FTB2(SS) - our newest Columbus Base member. Johnnie qualified on USS Theodore Roosevelt (SSBN-600) in 1975. He and his wife Sharon live in Cross Lanes,
WV.
While reading the first Green Board (Vol 1, No 1), I found a story submitted by Bill Dumbauld on
how O’Hare International airport got its name. You can also read the story because this copy of
Green Board (along with all issues) is filed in the library at
http://www.columbusbase.com/Green_Board.html . If you have a sea story or other piece of information you want to share with the rest of us, email it to Jan Creekmore at
[email protected] . You might get the Green Board Editor’s Award.
August activities include:
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 Bucyrus Bratwurst Parades August 16-18. Eat brats and participate in the August 16 parade.
The parade starts at 7 PM.
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 Officer meeting August 18 at AMVETS Post 89 at 0900.
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 Highway Cleanup Saturday August 25 . Muster at Don Gentile Post 532 – 0845.
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 Vote in the USSVI election by August 31 . There is a copy of the ballot in the latest copy of
American Submariner.
Our next meeting is noon Saturday September 15th at AMVETS Post 89,
3535 Westerville Road - our usual meeting place. Hope to see you there.
U.S. Submarine Veterans of WWII
2013 Calendars
Featured are those submarines credited with the greatest tonnage of enemy ships sunk during
WWII, including FLASHER, RASHER,BARB,GUDGEON and others.
Send check payable to: U.S. Submarine Veterans of WWII,
In the amount of $9.00 each.
Ron Rossington
2001 River Rd.
Bucyrus, OH 44820
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Battle of Lake Erie—Aftermath
When the smoke settled, Perry had captured the entire British squadron and secured American control of Lake Erie. Writing to General William Henry Harrison, Perry reported “We have met the enemy and they are ours.” American casualties in
the battle were 27 dead and 96 wounded. British losses numbered 41 dead, 93 wounded, and 306 captured. Following the
victory, Perry ferried Harrison’s Army of the Northwest to Detroit where it began its advance into Canada. This campaign
culminated in the American victory at the Battle of the Thames on October 5, 1813. To this day, no conclusive explanation has been given as to why Elliot delayed in entering the battle. This action led to a life-long dispute between Perry and
his subordinate.
Submitted by Marv Pastor
Dress Ship
Commissioned ships are “full-dressed” on Washington’s Birthday and Independence Day, and “dressed” on
other national holidays. When a ship is dressed, the national ensign is flown form the flagstaff and usually from
each masthead. When a ship is full-dressed, in addition to the ensigns, a “rainbow” of signal flags is displayed
from the bow to stern over the mastheads, or as nearly so as the construction of the ships permits. Ships not under way are dressed from 0800 to sunset; ships under way do not dress until they come to anchor during that period.
Worker Charged In Maine Nuclear Submarine Fire
By Ros Krasny, Chicago Tribune, July 23, 2012
BOSTON (Reuters) - A 24-year-old civilian worker was arrested and charged on Monday with setting the fire on
a U.S. nuclear submarine at Maine's Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in May that caused an estimated $400 million
in damage.
Casey James Fury started the blaze on the USS Miami "to get out of work," a Navy investigator said.
Fury, a painter and sandblaster, was charged in federal court in Portland, Maine, with arson for the May 23
blaze. The Miami was in the shipyard in Kittery, Maine, for repairs and retrofitting.
Authorities also charged Fury, of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with setting a second, smaller fire at the
shipyard in June, in the dry dock cradle on which the Miami rests.
If convicted on either charge Fury could face life in prison.
Charges came after an investigation by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. They state that Fury admitted, following a lie-detector test, to using a cigarette lighter to ignite a vacuum cleaner and a pile of rags in a
stateroom about the Miami.
"The reason he set the fire was in order to get out of work," said NCIS special agent Jeremy Gauthier.
He added that Fury told investigators he was taking a variety of medications for anxiety, depression, allergies and insomnia at the time of the first incident.
Fury also said he was anxious about a text conversation with his former girlfriend and wanted to leave work
when he set the second blaze.
The fire on the Miami, a Los Angeles Class attack submarine, took about 12 hours to extinguish. Seven firefighters sustained minor injuries.
The vessel's nuclear propulsion plant had been shut down for more than two months during the repairs, and
remained in safe and stable condition throughout the event. There were no weapons on board.
The Navy has yet to determine if it will repair the $900 million Miami or scrap it.
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COLUMBUS BASE MEETING MINUTES
Annual Awards and Recognition Dinner
August 4, 2012
Jim Koogler, Past Base Commander, as the master of ceremonies welcomed everyone to the Columbus Base’s annual
Awards and Recognition Dinner. There were 36 members and guests present. Marv Pastor, COB, led the base in the Pledge
of Allegiance. Sharon Lloyd, Chaplain, offered invocation. Marv and Sharon held the Tolling of the Bell for the lost boats
in August.
Following dinner Jim Tolson thanked Jim Koogler for being MC for the evening. BC then announced we will be participating in the Bucyrus Brat Festival on August 16-18. He also reminded everyone about the next highway cleanup on August
25th. We muster at 0830 at the Gentile American Legion Post and leave for cleanup at 0900. Jim read an email he received
from Helen Hoehl thanking the base for everything with respect to Gus’s passing to eternal patrol. In his memory she donated $500 to the base. Our next base meeting will be on September 15th. We will have subs, or something similar, prior to
the meeting. The PBC had the guests introduced: Galin Brady introduced his mother, Geneva Brady, Galin’s fiancée Carol
Henry, and Carol’s sons and wives – Jim and Kelly Henry and Mark and Natalie Henry. Wade Kiger introduced his guest
Alicia Agle and Bob McDaniel introduced his granddaughter Rachel McConnell.
Awards
Commander’s Awards – Sharon Lloyd for outstanding service as base chaplain. Jan Creekmore for outstanding service as
the editor of the Green Board. Green Board Editor’s award – none given this year.
Appreciation and Recognition Awards – ‘Bravo Zulu’ – Joan Pastor for her homemade treats she supplies to the base. Wade
Kiger for his musical presentation at the Hog Roast and media presentation he made at a base meeting. Tim Barker for his
work on the Tolling Ceremony. Dave Creekmore for his great work as Treasurer, Wheelchair delivery and pickup to the
Honor Flight, and for refinishing the rifles for Franklin Heights NJROTC Color Guard.
The Columbus Base Richard A. Larson Shipmate of the Year - Bob McDaniel.
Jim Tolson and Dave Creekmore made the presentation of Honorary Membership to Dan and Kathy Krile for their wonderful work in past catering of previous events, the last hog roast being done at no charge for them and we only purchased the
½ hog, and their ongoing support of the military.
Jim Koogler recognized the current Holland Club members who were in attendance. They were: Lee Mather, Bill
McCorkle, Marv Pastor, Dave O’Carroll, Phil Philipps, and Bob Friar. Jim Tolson then inducted the newest Holland Club
member – Galin Brady. He qualified on the USS Swordfish in 1962.
50/50
Bonnie Koogler won $80. Jim Koogler won a loaf of homemade bread. Bill McCorkle won a loaf of homemade bread. Tim
Barker won a bottle of wine. Joan Pastor won a bottle of wine. Phil Philipps won a pecan pie. Jim Henry won a bottle of
wine. Carol Henry won a DVD. Rachel McConnell a jar of Jelly Bellys. Dan Krile won a Navy hat. Frank Lloyd won a
Navy stress ball. Jim Tolson won a loaf of homemade bread. Dave O’Carroll won a Navy hat.
BC reminded everyone the next meeting on 9/15 at the AMVETS Post on Westerville Road. Frank Lloyd asked if anyone
was going to the USSVI National Convention and if they would pick up some 2013 calendars. Galin Brady said he planned
to and will pick up the calendars. Dave Creekmore said he is trying to contact Ken Sewell for some more of his new book
‘Code Name Caesar’.
Benediction was performed by Sharon Lloyd. Meeting was adjourned.
Submitted by Bob McDaniel
Base Secretary
Holland Club 2012 Inductee
Galin Brady
Galin was interviewed for this article by Marv Pastor.
He shares with us his time in the Navy.
This begins around June 1961, shortly after High School
graduation in Logan, Ohio.
On a Friday night two boys were fishing from the banks of
the Hocking River and came to the conclusion that they
needed a change, the Coast Guard was their choice.
When you take in consideration that one of these boys had
a girl friend , a job of sorts stocking shelves in a grocery
store, no car, even if he had one he had already lost his driving privileges. He couldn’t even
come up with a bicycle. Maybe the Coast Guard was a wise decision. So the Naval career of
Bernard G. Brady was born in Logan, Ohio on the banks of the Hocking River.
On Monday morning the boys met at the post office but there were no recruiters in sight.
Along came a Navy chief and the boys were in business and exactly what the chief was looking for. He gave them tickets to and from Columbus for tests and a free lunch. They took a
Friday bus trip to Cincinnati and on June 20, 1961, Galin Brady was inducted into the United
States Navy. A TWA flight took him to Chicago and boot camp at Great Lakes.
Following boot training, Galin returned to Great Lakes for Machinist Mate “A” school. Early in
1962 he was off to Groton for sub school. He had picked up the 9901 designator and a nuc
boat in it’s first refueling overhaul. Galin reported aboard the USS Swordfish SSN 579 in April
1962 at Mare Island in California. He commenced working on his quals. The swordfish returned to her home port in Pearl Harbor in September 1962. He stayed aboard for a Wespac
run and received his dolphins in November 1962. he received his orders to Nuclear Power
School in April 1963 during a stop in Naha, Okinawa. Galin returned to MINSY for 6 months
of nuc training, he was then sent to Idaho for 9 months of hands on A1W ( USS Enterprise
(Cvan-63) prototype training and ELT training. In mid 1964 he returned to Groton and was
assigned to the preconditioning crew of the USS George Bancroft SSBN 643. He served
aboard the Bancroft through builders trials and 4 patrols out of Holy Loch, Scotland. He left
the Bancroft in 1968 as an MM1 (SS). Galin had been accepted into NESEP, Navy Enlisted
Scientific Education Program and was accepted for undergraduate study at the University of
Texas.
Galin met his wife in Vallejo, California on the 4th of July in 1962 while aboard the Swordfish.
They renewed their friendship in 1963 and were married shortly after reporting for prototype
training in Idaho. They were married for 28 years. They had 2 children, a daughter just turned
48 and resides in Santa Clara, CA. Their son is 45, he served 6 years in the USMC reserves
and now resides in Renton, WA.
Galin decided he wanted to get a degree and a commission and return to the submarine force
as a nuclear trained officer and become a sub CO. While in his senior year at the University of
Texas he filled out his dream sheet. VADM Rickover’s group refused to grant him an interview
because he was to old for the officer program, he was going to be 28 and the cutoff age
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Was 26. He was offered missile and weapons training and back to the boats but he would be
limited out as Navigator since XO and CO required officer training. He had to redefine his goals
and subsequently his sights on being a Submarine Engineering Duty Officer, EDO. Galin didn’t
meet any of the requirements of the EDO program such as time in grade, officer sea time and a
Masters degree in Engineering.
Galin requested waivers for several items. All waivers were approved and his enlisted service
ended in May 1972 upon his graduation with a degree in the nuclear block of Mechanical Engineering. He was commissioned as an Ensign with orders to report to the University of Texas
NROTC unit for graduate studies in Mechanical Engineering.
In September 1973 he completed all the requirements for a Master Degree. He began his EDI
career at PNSY as Nuclear Ship Superintendent. He made LTJG and LT while at PNSY while
heading up the nuclear overhaul / refueling of the USS Tullibee, Sea Devil and Jack. In August
1977 Galin became the Production Officer on the sub tender USS Proteus AS19 for the repair
and maintenance of the 598 and 608 class SSBN’s operating out of Guam.
After 2 years aboard the Proteus he was assigned to COMSUBLANT as the SSN Material Officer
for all pre 688 class SSN’s in the Atlantic Fleet. Galin worked with all the boats and ship yards
that do repairs. He road many boars on sea trials, deep dives and emergency blows from test
depth. He was promoted to LCDR while at COMSUBLANT.
Following 3 plus years at SubLant Galin found himself back at the shipyards where he started
his submarine career some 20 years before. He became the Assistant Repair Officer and San
Diego SRA Officer at MINSY in 1982.
Galin retired from the Navy on December 1, 1983. He served 22 plus years, 11 enlisted and 11
commissioned.
Thank you Galin for your time and service to the Navy.
PS. Have you ever returned to your fishing hole?
The ship is a boat, and the boat is a ship. Submarines are quite properly called ships because they are vessels
that displace more than a thousand tons. But the tradition of the old days is never forgotten, from when submarines were tiny and were not ships. Back in World Wars I and II, submarines were correctly called boats. The
terms are almost interchangeable, but not quite. You “surface the ship,” and “rig the ship for dive,” but the leading chief is the “chief of the boat” and training for the unqualified is the “school of the boat.” By the way, never
ever call a Navy destroyer, frigate, cruiser, or, God help you, aircraft carrier a “boat”— you’ll be laughed off the
… ship. From the book “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Submarines,
Today In Undersea Warfare History: (August 10th)
1942 - USS S-24 (SS-129) decommissioned at New London, CT. Transferred to the United Kingdom and commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS P 555. She was returned to U.S. Naval custody in the United Kingdom
at the end of World War II.
1944 - PCU BLOWER (SS-325) commissioned USS BLOWER (SS-325) at Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT.
1963 - PCU STURGEON (SSN-637) keel laid as STURGEON at General Dynamics Corp., Quincy, MA.
1991 - PCU MARYLAND (SSBN-738) launched at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corp.,
Groton, CT.
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New Report Suggests Navy Should Build Three Submarines Annually
Congressional Budget Office says Navy's ship-construction schedule of two per year would result in vessel shortage
By Jennifer McDermott, The Day, Aug 10, 2012
The Navy could buy three attack submarines annually for many of the years between 2014 and 2023 to prevent
a shortfall in the fleet, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
The office recently reviewed the Navy's shipbuilding plan and found that if the Navy follows it, the service
will have too few attack submarines, ballistic-missile submarines and destroyers.
To prevent that shortage, the office says, the Navy could step up the production rate for both attack submarines and destroyers in the near term, and begin purchasing the new ballistic-missile submarines in 2019 as
originally planned. The current plan delays the start of construction on the new class by two years.
"I am pleased that we're getting that kind of validation from a neutral source because I think when some of
us are making the case for stronger production levels, it sometimes gets discounted as parochial," U.S. Rep.
Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, said Thursday. "This report really demonstrates that there are going to be real
challenges with the fleet size if we're not careful."
If the Navy buys five attack submarines earlier in the 30-year plan and five fewer from 2025 to 2034, it
could "maintain the desired inventory level," CBO said in its report.
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said that in theory, the accelerated schedule "certainly makes
good sense." But, he said, the question remains whether funding would be available and how the change would
affect the industrial base, since more employees would be needed through 2023 but not after.
"What's really maybe most significant is the recognition that the shortfall, or the shortage in submarine
building, needs to be addressed and we need to build more, not fewer," Blumenthal said.
Electric Boat in Groton and Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia build two Virginia-class submarines
annually under a teaming agreement, and EB is designing the ballistic-missile submarine to replace the Ohioclass boats.
The number of attack submarines in the fleet will drop below the stated requirement of 48 as the Los Angeles-class submarines - which generally were built at rates of three or four per year during the 1970s and
1980s - retire more quickly than they are scheduled to be replaced.
"We ought to be building two submarines a year, at a minimum, but in no way imperiling our defense industrial base and specifically our skilled workforce by creating uncertainty and instability in the program,"
Blumenthal said.
Courtney said there's "no question" EB could build more submarines. "Both in terms of the space that's
down there and the employee base, they could handle it," he said.
He added that the three-per-year rate merits consideration and funds could be reallocated within the
budget.
"Priorities can be changed based on changing perceptions of our security needs," he said. "We've been
talking about the shortfall on the (House Armed Services) Seapower Subcommittee for the last five years. This
report suggests that the message is getting through."
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August 4, 2012
Awards Dinner
Upcoming Events
August 16-18
1900
Bratwurst Parade, Bucyrus, OH
August 18th
0900
Officers Meeting at the AmVets Post #89. All are welcome
August 25th
0900
Adopt-A-Highway clean up.
September 15th
1200
Base meeting at the AmVets Post #89
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September
Birthdays
Tom Tobin
Bill McCorkle
Ken Strahm
Dick Martin
JoAnne O’Carroll
Ron Rossington
Prince Reece
Bob McDaniel
09-05
09-09
09-09
09-10
09-12
09-16
09-19
09-27
The Conn
Base commander
Jim Tolson
Vice Commander
Tim Barker
Treasurer
Dave Creekmore
Secretary
Bob McDaniel
New Member
Johnnie Godwin - home is Cross Lakes, WV
Rate was FTB2(SS)
USS Roosevelt SSBN 600
USS Robert E. Lee SSBN 601
USS Holland AS32
Qualified aboard the USS Roosevelt in 1975
Wife is Sharon
Chaplain
Sharon Lloyd / Walt Fleak
COB
Marv Pastor
Membership Chairman
Jim Tolson
Storekeeper
Frank Lloyd
Web Master
Cliff Dodson
Editor
Editor’s Note
If you have comments or articles, please contact the base
newsletter editor.
Jan Creekmore at e-mail [email protected]
Jan Creekmore
Activates Chairmen